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ner as to produce the efiect of a shorter station- Patented Dec. 26, 1939 UNITED STATES roan raonUciNG MACHINE Glifford A. Bick'el, Sidney, Ohio, assignor to The Monarch Machine Tool 00., Sidney, Ohio, a

corporation oi. Ohio Application August is, 1937, Serial No. 159,740 l 15 Claims. ion. 82-14) This invention relates to turning apparatus,

and in particular, to lathes for turning work-' pieces having portions of different diameters.

One object of this invention is to provide a turning apparatus having an elongated template coupled by suitable mechanism with the cutting tool, the template being moved in such a manary template upon the tool. 7

Another object is to provide a turning apparatus wherein the form given to the work-piece is imparted to the cutting tool by meansxof an elongated template which is' moved relativelyjto the machine and in the opposite direction from,

the motion of the carriage carrying the-cut? shorter work-piece than the template.

Another obiect is to provide a turning appa- -ratus of the type previously described, wherein the elongation of the template makes it possible to permit the follower or tracer to follow the gradual curves of the template in an easy manner, .whereas the cutting toolproduces abrupt curves which it would be diflicult for a stationarytemplate and follower to reproduce.

Another object is to provide a turning apparatus wherein the form given to the work-piece is obtained from a template, wherein the height of the contours of the template correspond to those of the work-piece, but the length of the template is greater than that of the work-piece, thereby enabling the follower or tracer to move up and down along the more gradual contours of the elongated template to produce more abrupt contours upon the work-piece.

Another object is to provide such an apparatus, wherein the angle of the follower or tracer to the template is adjustable in order to increase the ease of movementof the tracer along the template. I

Another object is toprovide an apparatus of the above description, wherein the contour of the head of the tracer is the same as the contour of the end of the cutting tool which engages the work-piece;

Another object is to provide a turning apparatus employing a template 01' greater length than the work-piece, and with mechanism to move the template, this mechanism having interchangeable gearing for varying the ratio of the drive thereof.

Another object is to provide a turning apparatus, wherein the form given to an elongated .work-piece is produced by means of a shorter template moved in the same direction as the carriage and cutting tool, but at a slower speed.

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Figure 1 is a top plan view of a turning apparatus' according to the present invention, with the elongated template and its associated driving mechanism having -a fixed one-to-one driving ratio arranged for turning a work-piece.

Figure 2 is a-' vertical section in the plane of the-cross slidescrew, taken substantially along the'line 22 in' Figure 1.

Figure :3 is a rear elevational view, partly in .sect'ioii and partly broken away, showing the template-carrying mechanism, looking substan- --ti ally in thedirection of the line 3-3 in Figure 1. ting tool, in such a manner .as to reproduce, a

Figure 4' is an enlarged plan view, partly in sectionand partly broken away, of the slide which right-hand end of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a top plan view, partly broken away, in the plane of the lines 6-6 in Figure 7, showing the geared bed bracket.

Figure 7 is a side elevation of the bed bracket shown in Figure 6, in section partly along the line 'l--'! in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a section along the line 8-8 in Figure 4, showing the anti-friction bearings for supporting the template slide.

Figure 9 is a side elevation of one of the eccentric studs shown at the right-hand side of Figure 8, for adjustably supporting certain of the anti-friction bearings for the template slide.

Figure 10 is a bottom plan view of the eccentric stud shown in Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a cross section along the line II-ll in Figure 2, showing the details of the connection between the cross slide screw and the draw bar.

Figure 12 is a cross section along the line l2--I2 in Figure 2, showing the arrangement for releasably locking the draw bar to the cross slide.

- Figure 13 is an enlarged plan view of a typical work-piece and the elongated template used in the machine of this invention for producing such a work-piece.

Figure 14 is a top plan view of a modification of a portion of the machine shown in Figure 1, with provision for altering'the driving ratio of the gearing for moving the template slide and arranged for boring a work-piece.

Figure 15 is an enlarged top plan view of the bed bracket shown at theleft-hand side of Figure 14, and partially in section in the plane of the line [5-15 in Figure 16.

Figure 16 is a side elevation of the bed bracket shown in Figure 15, and partly in vertical section along the line l6-l6 in Figure 15.

Figure 17 is a bottomvplan view of the upper member of the saw tooth clutch for supporting the template follower, the lower portion being Figure 19 is a vertical section along the line l9l9 in Figure 18.

General construction In general, the turning apparatus of this invention consists of a machine, such as a lathe, with a longitudinally movable carriage having a tool slide connected by a draw bar to a follower or tracer which engages a template, The template, however, is elongated so that while its contours correspond in height to corresponding radii of the work-piece, the length is very much increased. Mechanism is provided for moving the template in the opposite direction to the motion of the carriage so as to cause its resultant efiect upon the cutting tool to correspond to a shorter sta tionary template.

For reciprocating the template a bed bracket is attached to the bed of the machine and has a gear meshing with a pair of racks. One rack is secured to the carriage and the other to the slide upon which the template is mounted. As a consequence, when the carriage moves in one direction its rack rotates the gear, which in turn, actuates the second-rack to move the template slide and template in the opposite direction. A modification shown in Figure 14 provides gearing upon a pair of shafts in such a manner that the ratio of the drive may be varied from one-to-one ratio of the apparatus shown in Figure 1. The taper slide is provided with anti-friction bearings, which serve to eliminate much of the friction which. would otherwise occur in such apparatus.

Hitherto, it has been very difficult to cut a work-piece from a template where the curves or angles of out are very steep. Under such conditions, it is difficult to make a tracer or follower follow the template accurately and cause the tool to accurately reproduce the contour of the template. The present invention employs an elongated template which transforms the steep template'curves ordinarily required into curves of gradual inclination, thereby enabling the follower or tracer to follow the template easily and accurately. To facilitate still further the action of the machine, the follower or tracer is mounted upon an adjustable support so that it can be arranged at the most favorable angle relatively to the template.

Turning apparatus with fixed template driving ratio vided with a headstock l3 containing driving mechanism for rotating the live center l4 and the work-piece l5 by means of the dog I 6, engaging the face plate I! surrounding the live center l4 and the main spindle of the lathe (not shown). At its opposite end the work-piece I5 is supported upon the dead center 18, which in turn, is mounted in the tailstock l9 and movable to and fro by means of the hand wheel 26. The tailstock I9 is slidable along the bed ID in the customary way, and may be clamped in any desired position by the devices usually provided for that purpose.

Projecting forwardlyjrom the carriage l2 (Figure 2) is a sleeve-like hollow support 2| having a bearing sleeve 22 mounted therein. Superimposed upon the carriage I2, above therearward portion of the support 2|, is the transversely movable cross slide 23. The bearing sleeve 22 is provided with a bore 24, carrying a hollow shaft 25 terminating in a reduced diameter portion 26 with a threaded end 21, upon which is mounted a nut 28 for holding the micrometer drum 29 in engagement with the flanged portion '30 of the bearing sleeve 22. A ball thrust bearing 3! is arranged between the micrometer drum 29 and the portion 30. .Mounted on the end of the reduced diameter portion 26 of the hollow shaft 25 is a ball crank 32 for rotating the shaft 25. The latter contains a bore 33 terminating in an enlargement 34, within which is mounted a threaded nut 35 engaging the threads of a shaft 36. The nut 35 is securely anchored within the portion 34 of the hollow shaft 25, which rotates within the bearing sleeve 22. The bore 33 is of such diameter as to permit the free entrance of the threaded shaft 36.

Mounted on the cross slide 23 is a support 31 for the compound rest 38. The latter is provided with a transverse slot 39 having a tool post 40, with a slot 4| for carrying a cutting tool 42 clampedin position by the clamping screw 43. The slot 39 is formed in the upper or movable slide 44 of the compound rest 38, and is moved to and fro by means of the hand crank 45 mounted upon the end of the shaft 46. The righthand end of the threaded shaft 36 is provided with an enlargement 41', having a keyway running therealong, designated 48 (Figure 12). This keyway is engaged by the key 49 (Figure 11) mounted in the slot 50 in the bearing block 5|. The latter is held in position by the pin 52 and screw 53 securing it to the cross slide 23. Mounted on the outer end of the enlargement 41 is a collar 54, secured thereto by the screw threaded pin 55 passing through the bores 56 and 51 of the collar 54 and enlargement 41, respectively (Figure 11). g

' Also mounted upon the cross slide 23 is the cap screw 58 (Figure 12), the threaded portion of which engages a clamp 59 having fiat portions 60 engaging correspondingly fiat portions 6| upon a draw bar 62, with a longitudinal slot 63 in the center thereof. The tightening of the cap screw 58 draws the clamp 59 upward, and clamps the draw bar 62 firmly to the cross slide 23 so that the two move in unison. By loosening the cap clutch member 98 (Figures 2 and 5).

riage I2. Achip guard'66 is secured to the rearward end of the cross. slide 23 by the screws 61 in order to protect the mechanism from the pieces of material which are cut off the work-piece I5 by the tool 42. The draw bar 62 at its rearward end passes through slots 68 and 69 in the overarm support I8, the latter being secured to the supporting bracket II by the screws 12. The

overarm support I8 is provided with a top plate I3 having bosses I4 (Figure/1). The bosses 14 have bores I5 for receiving the studs I6, secured in place by the pins II and carrying the pulleys I8 for free rotation thereon. The top plate I3 is held. in place by the screws 88. The outer or rearward end of the draw bar 62 is likewise provided with a threaded hole 8| (Figure 1), which is optionally employed to receive a threaded stud screw 82 having a washer 83, and rotatably supporting a large pulley 84 (Figure 14). The pulleys I8 and studs 16 are removed when the large pulley 84 is in use, and vice versa, as described in connection with the operation thereof.

The top plate I3 is provided with an elongated aperture 85 having a'cover plate 86, held in place by the screws 81. The removal of this cover plate gives the operator access to the outer end of the draw bar 62, to which is attached the upper member 88 of a saw tooth clutch, generally designated 89, and having a lower member 98. The

members 88 and 98 are provided with interengaging radial teeth 9|, and are held together by the bolt 92 having the nut 93 upon its upper threaded portion. The bolt 92 also serves to secure the tracer or follower 94 to the saw tooth The outer or tracing end 95 of the tracer or follower 94 is formed to correspond with the cutting end 96 of the cutting tool 42.

By loosening the nut 93 the saw tooth clutch portions 88 and 98 may be separated fro-m one another and rotated relatively to each other so as to adjust the angle at which the tracer or follower 94 engages the template 91. The latter is provided with a guiding edge 98, engaged by the tracer 94 andhaving itscontour corresponding in height to the radii of the work-piece I5, but having the length thereof considerably elongated. The template 91 is secured by the cap screws 99 tothe supporting block I88, which in turn, is secured by the screws IN to the template slide I82. The anchor bar I83 is secured to the draw bar 62 by the screws I84 (Figures 4 and 5), and is provided with apertures I85 through which pass the ends of the cables I86, the free ends of which are provided with enlarged portions or knots I81. The cables I86 pass over the pulleys I8 at the opposite ends of the top plate I3, and terminate in a counterweight I88. In this manner the draw bar 62 is urged to the right by the counterweight I88 and cables I86 so that the tracer 94 is urged into engagement withthe template 91 when the machine is arranged for turning work-pieces.

When the machine is arranged for boring work-pieces, however, as. shown in Fig. 14, the rearward pulleys I8 and studs I6 are removed, together with the cables I86, and replaced by a cable I89 which passes around the large pulley 84 mounted upon the threaded stud 82 in the end hole 8| of the draw bar 62. Under these conditions the position of the template '.9I is reversed and likewise that of the tracer 94. Under these conditions the counterweight I88 and cable I89 urge the draw bar 62 and tracer 94 into engagement with the template 9] (Figure 14). It will be understood that the arrangement of the template, pulleys and tracer shown in Figure 4 for turning are rearranged in the manner shown in Figure 14 for boring, and vice versa, so that either arrangement may be used according to the kind of work-piece being turned.

The supporting bracket II is secured to the carriage I2 by the cap screws II8 (Figure 4), and aligned therewith by dowel pins (no-t shown). The supporting bracket II is provided with slideways III and H2, provided with retaining portions 3 and H4, held in position by the screws H5. Mounted in recesses in the'slideways III and vI I2 are anti-friction bearing assemblies .I I6

of a specialtype, hereinafter described in de-' tail, and serving to support the sides of the template slide I 82. The supporting bracket II is also provided with anti-friction bearing assembles III for supporting the bottom of the template slide I82.- In order to increase the wear resistance of the various parts, the sides and bottom of the template slide are provided, respectively, with hardened steel bearing inserts H8 and H9, held in place by the screws I28 and I2 I. The opposite ends of the template slide I82 are likewise provided with yoke-shaped brackets I22, secured thereto by the cap screws I23 and holding the en'danti-friction bearing assemblies I24 (Fig. 4). The anti-friction bearing assemblies hitherto designated by the reference numerals H6, H1 and I24 are shown more in detail in Figure 8. 7

Each bearing assembly consists of outer and inner annular races I25 and I26, respectively,

is mounted is coaxial with the bearing race. The

stud bolts I29 are provided with eccentric portions I38, upon which the inner race I26 is mounted. Consequentiy, the position'of the bearing and its clearance relatively to the slide I82, may be varied by loosening the nuts I3I and I32 (Figure 8), by which each stud bolt is held in position, whereupon the bolt may be turned until the bearing axis is shifted by a suiiicient amount to bring the outer race I25 into sufiiciently close engagement with the part which it engages.

One bearing assembly H8, on the inner side of the template slide I82, is mounted upon the plain or coaxial stud bolt I 28, whereas the re-,

mainder of the bearing assemblies I I6 are mounted upon eccentric stud bolts I29 (Figure 4). By this means the bearing assemblies 6 can be accurately adjusted against the sides of the slide I82, the plain or coaxial bearing assembly upon the plain stud bolt I28 serving as a point of I reference. v

The bearing assemblies III and I24 supporting the weight and vertical thrust of the template slide I82 are mounted in two different ways, as

shown in Figures 4 and 5. The end bearing The rack bracket I46 is a right-angled bracket.

and is provided with a bore I41 for receiving the threaded end I48 of a rack I49, having a nut I50 thereon for retaining the rack I49 in posi- .tion (Figure 6);

The racks I42 and I49 areprovided with teeth I5I and I52, meshing with the teeth of a pinion I53 which is rotatablyisupported-upon a bearing sleeve I54, surrounding a shaft I55 having its lower reduced diameter portion I56 (Figure 7) seated in a bore I51 in.theou terend of the bed bracket I58. The lower end of'the shaft I55 is threaded, as at I59, and carries the retainlng nut I60. Immediately above the pinion I53 the shaft I55 is providedwith an enlargement flange I6I, and above this carries a retaining collar I62 held in position by a nut I63 upon a threaded upper end I64 of the shaft I55 (Figure 7). The racks I42' and I49 are reciprocably supported in bearing sleeves I65 and I66, mounted in horizontal bores I61 and I68 in the bed bracket I58 (Figure-6). The inner end of the bed bracket isprovided with a clamping portion I69, overhanging and engaging the edge rib I10 of thelathe bed"I0 (Figure- '7), and having a clamping member I engaging the bottom edge thereof and clamped inposition by tightening the nuts I12 uponf-the. studs. I13, the lower ends of whichq-areuithreade'd, .as at I14, into the threaded holes'lilfrof the clamping member I'II. Sincethe'racks I42 and I49 engage opposite sides of the same pinion I53, a one-to-one driving ratio is thereby set up.

Arrangement with. variable ratio template drive .'To vary the driving ratio the bed bracket is slightly modified, as shown in Figures 14 to 16, inclusive. For this purpose the racks I42 and I49 are arranged to face with their teeth I5I and I52 in the same direction (Figure 14) instead of in the opposite direction, as shown in Figure 6. These racks- I42 and I49 pass through and are reciprocably supported by bearing sleeves I16 in horizontal bores I11 and I18, respectively. The teeth thereof engage and mesh with pinions I19 and I80, secured upon the .lower ends of shafts I8I and I82 (Figure 16) by the keys I83 and I84 and by the nuts I85 and I86 threaded upon the lower portions of the shafts I8I and I82. The upper ends of these shafts carry interchangeable pick-ofi gears I81 and I88, these being given a driving connection by means of the keys I89 and I90. Obviously, the upper ends of the shafts I8I and I82 may be splined to provide a driving connection with the gears I81 and I88. In order to change the driving ratio from oneto-one to other ratios, the gears I81 and I88 are replaced by other pick-01f gears having the suitable ratios as the numbers of their teeth.

Operation The work-piece is arranged between the live and dead centers I4 and I8, and clamped in position with the dog I6 engaging the face plate .tively. The apparatus arranged for turning a tracer'94 ,into-engagement with ithe template 91 I 1. The tool 42 is clamped in the tool post 40 upon the compound rest 38, and the template 91 located on the template slide I02 either facing forwardly or rearwardly, according to whether the work-piece is to be turned or bored, respec- 5 this. arrangement: being H I adefiFifgure. 2)"when the workpiece is tobe turned When the work-piece; be ward pair of' pulleys 1' t removed, and the l the outer endoft i W described. Thetemplat .9 an ra r,94*-are-, of course, reversed"asf-previously:desc-ribed.:; 1This' action occurs, of course, only wnemheeqrawbarv, r 62 has been clamped" to the ,cross' slide'23 by. tightening the screw 58 operating the clamp 59. The geared --bed bracket I58 is clamped to the 25 edge rib I" by tightening thenuts I12.

The work-piece is started in rotation and the carriage feed operate'd so that the carriage I2 and tool ,42 move toward the headstock, carrying with them the rack I49; When this occurs the pinion I53 rotates (Figure 6), and moves the rack I42 and template slide I02 toward the tailstock, thereby causing the template 91 and tracer 94 to move relatively to each other at twice the speed that the tool 42 moves relative to the work-piece I5. It is assumed that the tracer 94 has been adjusted by means of the saw tooth chuck 89 so that it engages the template 91 atthe most favorable angle. Accordingly, the gradually varying contour of the edge 98 of 40 the template 91 causes the tip 96 of the tool 42 to reproduce the steeply contoured surface of the work-piece I5.

To vary the ratio in the manner shown in Figure 14, the same directions are followed except that the proper pick-off gears I88 and I81 are chosen to given the desired ratio. The template 91 is made of a length corresponding with the driving ratio so that its edge contour may be made sufliciently gradual to provide accurate turning or boring of the most steeply contoured work-piece.

Arrangement for turning elongated work-pieces To turn elongated work-pieces from a comparatively short template the machine may be rearranged as shown in Figures 18 and 19. The machine as a whole remains substantially unchanged from that shown in Figure 1, except that the rack I49 is spaced a greater distance away from the rack I42, and the bed bracketv I 58 is replaced by a modified geared bed bracket, generally designated 264. The geared bed bracket 264 is provided with an extension 265, overhanging the edge rib I 10 of the lathe and secured thereto by a clamping member. 266 with bolts 263. I

The bed bracket 264 is provided with a pair of vertical bores 261 and 268 containing bearing bushings 269 and 210 for the shafts 21I and 212, the upper ends of which emerge in a depression 213 with a cover plate 214, held in position by the thumb nuts 215 engaging the threaded studs 216. The upper ends of the shafts 21I and 212 75 of these shafts, on the reduced diameter portions 283 and 284, respectively, are the pinions 285 and 286, as by the keys 281 and 288. Washers 289 and 290.and nuts 29I and 292, threaded upon the lower ends of the, shafts HI and I12, serve to retain the pinions 285 and 286 in position. The pinion 285meshesiw'ith theteeth I52 upon the rack I49 which passes through abore. 295 having a bearing bushing 296 therein, the corresponding bore 293 with its bearing bushing 294 on the opposite side of the pinion 285 being temporarily not used. Meshing with the pinion 286 are the teeth I5I of the rack I42, the latter reciprocating in a bearing. bushing 299 mounted in a bore 300 within the bed bracket 264;

The connections of the racks I42 and, I49 and the mechanisms of the carriage and slide are substantially identical with those described in connection with Figure 1. In Figure 18 the apparatus is shown with the template 91 in position for turning a work-piece. The large pulley 84, which is normally removed during the turning operation and used solely in a boring operation, as shown in Figure 14, is left in position in Figure 18 to show the adaptability of the mechanism In the operation of the machine'shown in Figures 18 and 19 an elongated blank is placed between the centers of the lathe and the lathe carriage I2 caused to move in the direction of the headstock, namely, to the right, in Figures 18 and 19. The consequent motionof the rack I49 to the right will rotate the pinion 285, shaft 2H and gear 219 in a clockwise direction. This rotates the gear 280 meshing therewith, shaft 212 and pinion 286 in a counterclockwise direction, thereby moving the rack I42 to the right and consequently moving the slide I02 and template 91 in the direction of the headstock, but at a slower speed. The motion of the template 91 causes its working surface 96 to engage and move the follower 94 and draw bar 62 to and fro, imparting this motion to the cutting tool. In efiect, therefore, it will be seen that the template 91 gives a greatly elongated result to the cutting tool 42 so that the undulations or other changes of configuration of the template 91 are stretched out and imparted to a work-piece which is much longer than the template 91. It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as come within the scope of the claims and the invention. Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a machine tool a bed, a stationary support connected to said bed and positionally adjustable relatively thereto, a work-piece rotating element, a carriage, mechanism for moving said carriage relatively to said bed, a tool associated with said carriage, a guide having a contour corresponding transversely-to the contour to be produced upon the work-piece but elongated longitudinally in comparison therewith, a'follower engaging the contour of said guide, a connector between said follower and said tool, a rack connected to said guide, a gear operatively connected to said rack, and a second rack operatively connected to said gear on said stationary support for actuating said gear and said first-mentioned rack to move said guide relatively to said bed.

2. In a machine tool, a bed, a stationary-sup-' port connected to said bed and-positionally adjustable relatively thereto, a work-piece rotating element, a-carriage, mechanism for moving said carriage relatively to said bed, a tool associated with said carriage, a guide having a contour corresponding transversely to the contour to be produced upon the work-piece but elongated longi tudinally in comparison therewith, a follower engaging the contour of said guide, a connector be-: tween said'follower and said tool, a rack connected to said guide, a gear on said stationary support meshing with said rack, and. a second rack connected to said carriage and meshing with said gear for moving said first-mentioned rack and said guide in the opposite direction from.

responding transversely to the contour to be produced upon the work-piece but elongated longitudinally in corfiparison therewith, a follower engaging the contourot said guide, a connector between said follower and said tool, a rack connected to said guide, a gearing assembly on said stationary support having, a gear meshing with said rack, and a second rack connected to said carriage and meshing with another gear of said gearing assembly, said gearing assembly being arranged to cause the guide rack to move in the opposite direction to the carriage rack in response to the motion of the carriage.

4. In a machine tool, a work-piece rotating element, a tool, a movable support for said tool, a guide having a contour for guiding the motions of said tool relatively to the work-piece, a follower engaging said guide, a holder for said follower having teeth thereon, a base having corresponding teeth engaging said holder teeth, means for selectively holding and releasing said holder relatively to said base, and a connector interconnecting said base with said tool support.

5. In a machine tool, a work-piece rotating element, a tool, a movable support for said tool, a guide having a contour forguiding the motions of said tool relatively to the work-piece, a follower engaging said guide, a rotatable holder for said follower having radial projections thereon, a base having interengaging depressions therefor, a tie member for releasably clamping said holder in engagement with said base, and a connector interconnecting said base with said tool support.

6. In combination, a template, a follower therefor, a holder for said follower, a base adapted to engage said holder, inter-engaging projections and depressions disposed between said holder and said base, and clamping means for clamping said holder to said base.

7. In combination, a template, a follower therefor, a holder for said follower, a base adapted to engage said holder, said base and said holder having radially dispose cooperating projections and depressions arranged therebetween, and

1 Q V, 1' I clamping means for releasably clamping said holder to said base with said projections engaging said depressions.

8. In a machine tool, a bed, a stationary support connected to said bed and positionally adjustable relatively thereto, a work-piece rotating element, a carriage, mechanism for moving said carriage relatively to said bed, a tool associated with said carriage, a guide having a contour for guiding the motion of said tool relatively to the work-piece, a slide for supporting said guide, a follower engaging said guide, a connector between said follower and said tool, a first rack connected to said slide, gearing on said support meshing with said first rack, and a second rack meshing with said gearing and connected to said carriage, said second rack being responsive to the motion of said carriage for operating said gearing to move said first rack and said slide relatively to said bed and said carriage, said gearing on said adjustable stationary support including means for adjustably varying the driving ratio thereof.

9. In a machine tool, a bed, a stationary support connected to said bed and positionally adjustable relatively thereto, a work-piece rotating element, a carriage, mechanism for moving said carriage relatively to said bed, a tool associated with said carriage, a guide having a contour for guiding the motion of said tool relatively to the work-piece, a slide for supporting said guide, a follower engaging said guide, a connector between said follower and said tool, a first rack connected to said slide, gearing on said support meshing with said first rack, and a second rack meshing with said gearing and connected to said carriage, said second rack being responsive to the motion of said carriage for operating said gearing to move said first rack and said slide relatively to said bed and said carriage, said gearing on said adjustable stationary support including interchangeable pick-off gears for adjustabiy varying the driving ratio thereof.

10. In a machine tool, a bed, a stationary support connected to said bed and positionally adjustable relatively thereto, a work-piece rotating element, a carriage, mechanism for moving said carriage relatively to said bed, a tool associated with said carriage, a guide having a contour for guiding the motion of said tool relatively to the work-piece, a slide for supporting said guide, a follower engaging said guide, a connector between said follower and said tool, a rack connected to said slide, gearing on said support meshing with said rack, and a second rack meshing with said gearing and anchored to said carriage and adapted to rotate said gearing and move said firstmentioned rack and said slide oppositely in response to the motion of said carriage.

11. In a machine tool, a bed, a'work-piecerotating element, a carriage, mechanism for moving said carriage relatively to said bed, a tool associated with said carriage, a guide having a contour corresponding transversely to the contour to be produced upon the work-piece but shortened longitudinally in comparison therewith, a follower engaging the contour of the guide, a connector between said follower and said tool, and mechanism for moving said guide relatively to said .bed in the same direction carriage but at a different speed.

12. In a machine tool, a bed, a work-piece-rotating element, a carriage, mechanism for moving said carriage relatively to said bed, a tool associated with said carriage, a guide having a contour corresponding transversely to the contour to be produced upon the work-piece but shortened longitudinally in comparison therewith, a follower engaging the contour of the guide, a connector between said follower and said tool, and mechanism for moving said guide relatively to said bed in the same direction as said carriage but at a different speed, said guide being moved at a slower speed than said' carriage.

13. In a machine tool, a bed, a work-piecerotating element, a carriage, mechanism for moving said carriage relatively to said bed, a tool associated with said carriage, a guide having a contour corresponding transversely to the contour to be produced upon the work-piece but shortened longitudinally in comparison therewith, a follower engaging the contour of the guide, a connector between said follower and said tool, and gearing operatively interconnecting said guide and said carriage for moving said guide in the same direction as said carriage but at a slower speed.

14. In a machine tool, a bed, a work-piece-rotating element, a carriage, mechanism for moving said carriage relatively to said bed, a tool associated with said carriage, a guide having a contour corresponding transversely to the contour to be produced upon the work-piece but shortened longitudinally in comparison there with, a follower engaging the contour of the guide, a connector between said follower and said tool, a rack connected to said guide, a second rack connected to said carriage, and mechanism interconnecting said racks to move said guide in the same direction as said carriage but at a slower speed.

15. In a machine tool, a bed, a work-pieee-rotating element, a carriage, mechanism for moving said carriage relatively to said bed, a tool associated with said carriage, a guide having a contour corresponding transversely to the contour to be produced upon the work-piece but shortened longitudinally in comparison therewith, a follower engaging the contour of the guide, a connector between said follower and said tool, a rack connected to said guide, a second rack connected to said carriage, and a train of gears interconnecting said racks to move said guide in the same direction as said carriage in response to the motion of said carriage but at a slower speed.

CLIFFORD A. BICKEL.

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